HH CLOSING
Notification issued 9/24/11. The southbound Henry Hudson Parkway is closed between 96th Street and 79th Street in Manhattan due to a water condition on the roadway. Expect heavy delays and detours in the area.
Sender's Name: Notify NYC Email: notifynyc@oem.nyc.gov Contact Phone: 212-639-9675
PUBLIC RELATIONS CONFERENCE
Be a part of the industry’s largest gathering of public relations professionals! Attendees of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) 2011 International Conference, Oct. 15–18, in Orlando, Fla., will have access to more than 150 expert communicators in 90+ Professional Development sessions. Receive a FREE one-year PRSA membership when you register for Conference Package 1 at the nonmember rate*!
NEWS OR HYPE?
For entertaining evenings and crash courses in the evolution of modern journalism, don't miss these Media Movie Series, Presented with NYIT Auditorium on Broadway. All screenings take place at 1871 Broadway (between 61st and 62nd Streets).
Register ASAP at www.cencom.org. You can also e-mail info@cencom.org or call 212.686.5005.
Newspapers: Pages from the Past
Monday, September 26
Headlines 9/24/11
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PALESTINIANS REQUEST UN MEMBERSHIP. Rebuking US and Israel.
HOW LOW WILL OBAMA GO? 56% Polled Say He's Worse Than Bush.
CHRISTIE RUNNING? GOP Leaders Urge Him To Enter Race.
PUTIN PRESIDENTIAL SHOW. Run Till It's 2024.
FLOODWATCH. Heavy Rains on The Way.
Washington Vigil
Mrs. Judy Gross, the wife of Alan Gross, spoke at a vigil in front of the Cuban Interests Section in Washington, DC. Mr. Gross was arrested in Cuba in December 2009 after being caught illegally bringing communications equipment onto the island. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison for crimes against the state.
Update
This Saturday's trail day at the Orchard Beach meadow is canceled.
Next trail day is Saturday, 10/8 at the same location.
Plans are to go forward with two events this Sunday barring further notice.
Bronx Native American Festival
Sunday, 9/25
12 noon - 4 PM
Meadow across the dog run at Pelham Bay Park
The Orchard Beach Pavilion - Past, Present and Future
An Illustrated Talk by Deborah Wye
Sunday, 9/25
2 PM
City Island Nautical Museum
190 Fordham Street
TRANSLATE
The Central Park Film Festival and the New York International Latino Film Festival kick off this month.
The 9th Annual Central Park Film Festival takes place at Rumsey Playfield. Screenings are free and guests are allowed to bring their own food. Films start at 8pm; gates open at 6:30pm at the Mineral Springs, just north of the Sheep Meadow, mid-park at 69th Street.
Tuesday, August 23: El Cantante, a story about the creator of the salsa movement, Hector Lavoe (Marc Anthony), and how he brought the phenomenon to the United States.
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2011 Media Ethics Video Winner
Media Ethics Cine
The winner of the media ethics short video contest in 2011 is Lupica Alexandru from Romania. Congratulations and thanks for the great work!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWNA6yxx5os&feature=related
Media Ethics Cine announcement
Do you care about how journalists operate? And do you have what it takes to make a ‘viralicious’ media ethics video? CIME is looking for enthusiastic contestants to create CIME's first media ethics short video to stream across our network and the wider media world. If the answer is yes, then keep on reading.
So if you think you can;
US Senate Blocks House Spending Bill
The US government in-action. The Senate voted to reject the House of Representatives stopgap spending bill, after the House’s Republican leaders forced it through on their second try.
The Senate vote was 59 to 36 to table the House bill, effectively killing it. Some conservative Republicans joined in rejecting the measure.